Process and industrial plants use a wide range of chemicals that must be stored, mixed and fed to their processes. Each of these chemicals have distinct characteristics that must be considered and accommodated in designing effective, safe and robust chemical systems. A partial list of the chemical considerations required for properly designing chemical systems include:

Corrosivity

Flammability

Explosion

Health and safety

Environmental

Density

Water solubility

Dissolution

Reactivity

Chemical degradation

Exothermic, endothermic reactions

Dusting

Gassing

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A numerous range of chemicals are used, each requiring technical knowledge and understanding to avoid problems and ensuring the chemicals are used cost efficiently. The following table lists chemicals used at mines alone:

Alum, AlCl3

Amine

Ammonia, NH3

Ammonium hydroxide NH4OH

Antiscalant

Antifoam

Biocides

Calcium chloride

Clay slips

Coagulants-inorganic

Coagulants-organic

Copper sulfate, CuSO4

Corrosion inhibitors

Cyanide, NaCN

Dextrin

Diesel oil, SX diluent, aromatic oils

Dispersants-inorganic

Dispersants-organic

Dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate (DOSS), C20H37NaO7S

Fatty acid

Fluorosilic acid, (H3O)SiF6

Gases – O2, SO2, N2, etc.

Glycols

Flocculants, PEO

Flocculants, polyacrylamide

Dithiophosphate

Thionocarbamate

Alcohols

Guar gum

Hydrochloric acid, HCl

Hydrofluoric acid, HF

Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2

Lead nitrate, Pb(NO3)2

Lead sulfate, PbSO4

Lime, CaO, Ca(OH)2

Magnesium chloride, MgCl2

Magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH)2

Magnesium oxide, MgO

Magnesium sulfate, MgSO4

Nitric acid, HNO3

Nokes, Na3PS2O2

Oxygen scavengers

Petroleum sulfonate

Phosphoric acid, H3PO4

Sodium aluminate, NaAlO2

Sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO3

Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3

Sodium chloride, NaCl

Sodium hydrosulfite, NaSH

Sodium hydroxide, NaOH

Sodium hypochlorite, NaClO

Sodium metabisulfite, Na2S2O5

Sodium silicate, Na2SiO3

Sodium Sulfate, Na2SO4

Sodium sulfide, Na2S

Sulfamic acid, H3NSO3

Sulfuric acid, H2SO4

Starch

Trisodium phosphate, Na3PO4

Xanthate

Zinc sulfate, ZnSO4

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